rubber band
noun
a narrow, circular or oblong band of rubber, used for holding things together, as papers or a box and its lid.
rubber bands
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pluralof rubber band.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“When you’re pulling rubber bands as hard as you’re pulling them” with levered ETFs, or other use of leverage to speculate, “things can get very ugly,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Somsak Jaidee, 62, who sells rice porridge in bags secured with rubber bands at a Bangkok market, said that while "everything is more expensive... I have to endure it."
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Made with wood, springs and rubber bands, Rich Walker remembers fondly the first robotic hand built by Shadow Robot in the late 1990s.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
I especially liked Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Captain” Lou Albano, with the rubber bands in his beard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
“Look at those old American cars. They’re held together with rubber bands and paper clips and still work better than the new Russian ones. Oye!” she calls out to the bystanders.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
